Word: caesarean
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...1960s, but there is little evidence linking the two. Moreover, critics say that the benefits are uncertain and that there is risk to the baby of laceration and infection of the scalp and respiratory problems, and to the mother of uterine perforation, pelvic infections and an unnecessary Caesarean section should the monitoring mistakenly indicate the baby is in distress...
...problem began last June at Haifa's Rambam Hospital when two 21-year-old women gave birth some 24 hours apart. One had twin girls, the other a girl by caesarean section. Two or three days later, one of the twins and the other baby girl were accidentally switched, apparently by immigrant nurses who had trouble reading the Hebrew name tags. An observant supervisor quickly returned the babies to their correct mothers. But the women were worried. One complained that the baby given her did not look familiar, while the caesarean baby's mother said that the baby...
...television. But shortly thereafter, rumors began to circulate that the baby would arrive soon. Reporters and photographers thronged the entrance to the maternity unit. At 10:45 p.m., John Brown was summoned back to the hospital. Soon after midnight, the announcement came: "Mrs. Brown has been safely delivered by caesarean section of a female child. The child's condition at birth was excellent. All examinations showed her to be quite normal...
...next day, as John, Lesley and Louise Brown posed for pictures, Dr. Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards spoke openly about their achievement for the first time. At a press conference, Steptoe explained that the baby was delivered early by caesarean section because Lesley Brown had developed toxemia, a disorder of pregnancy usually associated with hypertension that can lead to stillbirth. The delivery was uneventful. Said Steptoe of Louise: "She came out crying her head off . . . a beautiful, normal baby...
...demonstrably legal. Edelin was accused of causing death. Testimony before the grand jury that handed up the indictment, and during the trial, raised the question of whether the 20-to 24-week-old fetus might not have been legally alive after Edelin performed the hysterotomy, or "mini-caesarean section," that terminated the pregnancy. While the testimony failed to produce an answer, it did convince the jury of three women and nine men that Edelin should have done more to find out if the baby was viable and worked harder to help it live...